THE WEIRD BODY CLUB

Do you have a "weird body shape"? Because I certainly do. The only problem with this statement is what is actually "weird"? Not fitting into standard sizing systems and therefore not fitting into standard clothing (or readymade sewing patterns)? Does it make my body weird or am I simply a human woman?

Hundreds and thousands of women online are crying for help: how do I change my weird body shape into a "normal" one?

But maybe, it's time that we change the narrative.

We don't have weird body shapes. Clothing brands have weird sizing systems.

We don't have weird body shapes. Ready sewing patterns have weird sizing systems.

We don't have weird body shapes. We are not perfect mannequins. We are living, breathing women. We are all different. And this is ok. We do not owe these companies to fit their standards.

CLOTHES SHOULD BE MADE TO FIT YOU, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

I was under the spell of media & "normal" bodies for a very long time. And then the veil was lifted. I finally saw that it wasn't me who was the problem. It's the cookie-cutter industry.

I used to experiment (a lot) with clothes design since I was a kid.

Then I hit a period of rebellion against the old-fashioned craft and became a slave to the ready fashion. The only problem with that was that while any garment was available in an instant, I didn't like the designs and very often found myself sobbing in the changing rooms. The same problem appeared again and again: it either fits at the top or it fits at the bottom.

They don't make clothes for my "weird body shape".

It's true, they don't. The vast majority of ready-to-wear clothes are designed for rectangular body shapes. So if you are rectangular (or an inverted triangular), you most likely won't have as many issues finding clothes as most other women would.

But you can't fit a pear into a square.

I have a pear-shaped body with small boobs, a defined waistline, a flat belly and huge hips. And it has been this way ever since I can remember myself. And absolutely nothing is wrong with it.

I just don't fit the standards that are not designed to fit me in the first place.

In my late 20s I went back to clothes making. I was very rusty and had to regain the skill, practicing more than ever. But something was buzzing in me. This was the only way for me to feel good in my body.

I learned different pattern drafting techniques, developing my own methodology, and I couldn't believe how normal my body was in the clothes that [suddenly] always fitted.

And it has become my biggest mission in life to share the knowledge, to teach the skill, and to help more women with weird body shapes feel great in their bodies.

This is how our online clothes-making courses started. With the only goal: to help women like you to feel great in your body. Right now. So if it sounds like you, then the warmest welcome to the weird body club!

The first rule of the weird body club? Tell everyone about the weird body club!